ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
05/05/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PORTLAND MAD ANTS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
GAME ID: 1417 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Mad Ants (9-12) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 8 0
Chesapeake Tailgators (10-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11 1
Mad Ants Deal Tailgators 5-2 Loss
The Portland Mad Ants beat the Chesapeake Tailgators, 5-2, at Tailgators Ballpark. Alex Aime, the 17th overall pick in the 2023 draft, starred for Portland. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. Chesapeake drops to 10-11.

Portland shortstop Jimmy Olivares contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 17th hit of the season and put the Mad Ants ahead, 2-0.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Aime.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Alvarado CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .200 0 5
J. Kelly 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 1 3
J. Blake RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .316 1 12
J. McElwain LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .271 2 14
A. Aime 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .320 4 11
N. Zander DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .235 1 3
T. Hirsch C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .186 0 3
J. Olivares SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .258 0 9
M. Going 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4 2 13 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. McElwain (3, 4th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hirsch (1, 4th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Zander (2, 6th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Aime (4, 8th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McElwain 3 , A. Aime 6 , N. Zander 2 , T. Hirsch 2 , J. Olivares
2-out RBI: T. Hirsch , J. Olivares
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Going 3
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Going-Olivares-Aime, Olivares-Going-Aime, Olivares-Going-Aime)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ornelas RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 2 4
M. Johnson LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 1 4
   a-A. Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 1
   b-T. Maughan LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
R. Ulmer DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .175 2 8
K. Cimini SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .320 3 12
C. Dellinger 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .286 2 9
G. Crear 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 2
   c-T. Hummel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .180 1 5
R. DeStefano 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .307 4 10
T. Appling CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .200 0 2
C. Polen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .133 0 1
Totals 32 2 11 2 3 3 22      
a - A. Nelson pinch hit for M. Johnson in the 8th
b - T. Maughan substituted for A. Nelson in the 9th
c - T. Hummel pinch hit for G. Crear in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Cimini (4, 9th Inning off J. Sherline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Appling (1, 7th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ornelas , M. Johnson 2 , K. Cimini 2 , C. Dellinger 2 , G. Crear , R. DeStefano 2 , T. Appling 4
2-out RBI: T. Appling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Ornelas 2 , G. Crear , C. Polen
GIDP: R. Ulmer , C. Polen 2
Sac Bunt: T. Appling
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Cimini (1) , C. Dellinger (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Appling (1)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright W (3-1) 7.0 8 1 1 2 2 0 106 1.86   
J. Sherline 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 4.35   
K. Kovach SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 57
Batters Faced: J. Wright 27, J. Sherline 5, K. Kovach 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 10-5, J. Sherline 1-1, K. Kovach 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 106-60, J. Sherline 21-14, K. Kovach 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kovach 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez L (1-2) 7.1 8 5 5 2 11 1 112 3.13   
D. Mott 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 51
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 32, D. Mott 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 5-6, D. Mott 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 112-68, D. Mott 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Aime
Ballpark: Tailgators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 4454
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